Oisín
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom oisín (“fawn”), from os (“deer”) + -ín (diminutive suffix); name of a hero in Irish mythology.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editOisín m (genitive Oisín)
- a male given name, equivalent to English Ossian
Derived terms
edit- Laoi Oisín f (“the Song of Oisín, the Lay of Oisín”)
- Oisín i ndiaidh na Féinne m (“someone/something outdated”, literally “Oisín after the Fianna”)
Descendants
editMutation
editIrish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
Oisín | nOisín | hOisín | tOisín |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Oisín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Oisín”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “Oisín”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024